| Time | | | | One of the best ways to diminish streaking when |
| Cleaning all the windows of your house is a big job, | | | | cleaning windows is simply to move through the |
| one that you’re not going to carry out weekly. | | | | process quickly. Keeping all your needed materials on |
| General consensus seems to be that cleaning your | | | | hand will make this easier to do. If possible, you |
| windows three times a year should be enough. | | | | should also clean your windows when they |
| Tools and Cleaning Materials | | | | aren’t in direct sunlight, so that your cleaning |
| A huge amount of time can be saved by using the | | | | solution doesn’t dry on them too quickly. |
| proper tools. Many decide to use paper towels or old | | | | After washing your window with your washer, you |
| cloths to clean their windows, which can make | | | | can use your squeegee, and starting from a corner, |
| smudges and streaking worse. Using steel wool, | | | | move your way vertically across the glass in an |
| razors or other abrasive materials to get off caked | | | | “S-shape”. You can clean off any left over |
| dirt is also not a good idea – once your glass is | | | | water in the corners with your chamois. |
| scratched there is little to do besides replacing it. | | | | For removing tougher water and chemical stains from |
| Investing in a clean terry cloth, a combination washer | | | | your glass, you can spray a thin coat of oven cleaner |
| and squeegee, a chamois and perhaps an extension | | | | on the spot and leave it on for about an hour before |
| for you squeegee (so you can reach those high | | | | washing it off – but be sure not to do this on cut |
| windows) will really make a difference to your | | | | or engraved glass. |
| frustration levels when cleaning glass windows. If | | | | Self-Cleaning Glass |
| you’re feeling really committed, you can consider | | | | Another option for cleaning your windows is not to! |
| buying more than one squeegee and customising | | | | It’s not tough to imagine that someone thought |
| them to fit any smaller or segmented windows you | | | | to develop windows that can keep themselves clean. |
| may have by cutting them smaller and sanding off | | | | Self-cleaning glass has a microscopic coating that |
| the edges. | | | | repels dirt, and also stops water from forming |
| A simpler way to get that DIY buzz is to make your | | | | droplets on it – but rather has it run down in |
| own glass cleaning solution. All you need is household | | | | sheets across the glass, which keeps them clean as |
| vinegar and water, which you mix with a consistency | | | | well. While this kind of glass is slightly more |
| of roughly 1:1. If you’re using tinted or treated | | | | expensive, it can cut down on the time spent on |
| glass, however, it may be a better idea to mix them | | | | your windows significantly! |
| 1 part vinegar to 10 parts water, as too much | | | | Whatever your choices in keeping your windows |
| vinegar can more easily damage tinted windows. | | | | clean, sparkling glass keeps your world view glistening! |
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